Florence Nightingle – a lady with the light. A symbol of mercy

Issue:

3

Year:

2020

Snegireva T., Kostcova N. Russian University of people’s friendship

In the history of medicine there are many famous personalities whose life has been attracting the attention of people for many centuries. One of these famouse figures is Florence Nightingale. The year 2020 is very special in this connection: due to the 200th anniversary of the birth of Florence Nightingale, 2020 has been declared by the World Health Organization (WHO) as the International Year of Nursing and Midwifery Services. In this article, the authors will consider the biography, achievements, activities and interesting facts from the life of Florence Nightingale.

Keywords:

a nurse

a nurse service

a Nurse Year

Florence Nightingale

the WHO

the World Health Organization

References:

Florence Nightingale. Notes on nursing: what it is, and what it is not. Harrison and Sons, 1859. Florens Najtingejl. Zametki po uhodu: chto eto, a chto net. Harrison i synov'ja, 1859.